Johnson: ‘I take a lot of accountability’

Running back Chris Johnson said he wasn’t pointing fingers last Sunday, when he seemed to indicate that the offensive line wasn’t opening enough holes for him.

The three-time Pro Bowl pick said he’s also to blame for the poor state of the running game. Johnson has carried 93 times for 268 yards, is averaging 2.9 yards per carry and the Titans are last in the NFL with 64.3 rushing yards per game.

“I take a lot of accountability on myself,” Johnson said on Wednesday. “Anytime I go out, no matter what the outcome is or anything like that, no matter what the stats look like or anything, I always (am) hard on myself.”

After rushing for 18 yards on 10 carries against the Texans, Johnson said: “Basically, if you are watching the game and you really can’t tell what is going on with the run game then I would say you really don’t know football. I wouldn’t say I am the issue. I am very confident I have been doing the things … I do.”

On Wednesday, Johnson said the poor performance left him in a very emotional state.

“That was as frustrated as I’ve been throughout this whole year or my whole career,” he said. “Just (knowing) how good we are as a team and as a unit, and for us not to be out there showing it on Sunday, it’s just frustrating.”

Johnson, who’s rushed for more than 55 yards only once this season, reiterated that he sees no difference in how he’s running this year as opposed to the last couple of years.

“I’m running with what I see, running the exact same way I’ve been running,” Johnson said. “I feel like I haven’t been doing anything different. I won’t change the way I’ve been running because that got me here and got me where I’m at today.”

Johnson also said he got an interesting call on Wednesday from Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

“He was really just giving confidence,” he said, “telling me to keep my head up and things like that.”